Search the Collections

1-20 of 5,221 results within Musical Instruments x

Show tips for narrowing search

Search Tips

Fine-tune the results of your search by entering more terms into the field above to get broader results, or putting phrases in quotes to require exact phrases. Alternately, pick terms from the tabs to find works in specific categories.

Who: Artists' names and cultures

What: Technical terms and materials

Where: Locations, countries, and regions

When: Date ranges

In the Museum: Curatorial departments

You can also Browse Highlights from the Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection. 

Browse Highlights from the Collections


Browse collection highlights selected by curators from the seventeen curatorial departments.

  • Who
    Search by artist, maker and culture
  • What
    Search for material or method
  • Where
    Search by geographic locations
  • When
    Search era or date of art
  • In the Museum
    Search by department in the museum

Top 100 index terms for artists

Refine highlights by selecting from the index terms below

See more index terms

Top 100 index terms for material or technique

Refine highlights by selecting from the index terms below

See more index terms

Top 100 index terms for geographic locations

See more index terms

Top 9 index terms for era or date of art

Refine highlights by selecting from the index terms below

Top 1 Index terms for location in the museum

Refine highlights by selecting from the index terms below

  • Guenbri

    Guenbri

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.1323

  • Musical Glasses

    Musical Glasses

    Attributed to F.H. Smith

    Date: ca. 1830
    Accession Number: 89.4.1820 a-y

  • Ogboni Drum

    Ogboni Drum

    George Bandele (Nigerian, born 1910)

    Date: mid-20th century
    Accession Number: 2006.308.2

  • Tünak

    Tünak

    Date: early 20th century
    Accession Number: 1990.131.2

  • Lyre Guitar

    Lyre Guitar

    Accession Number: 89.4.2431

  • Upright Sharp Complete

    Upright Sharp Complete

    Date: late 19th–early 20th Century
    Accession Number: 89.4.3243

  • Metronome

    Metronome

    Paquet

    Date: ca. 1930
    Accession Number: 2005.419.5

  • Horn

    Horn

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.1731

  • Piccolo

    Piccolo

    Edward Baack

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: 1986.349.3

  • Arpa

    Arpa

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.1832

  • Drum

    Drum

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.1834

  • Meijiwiz

    Meijiwiz

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.439

  • Sebi

    Sebi

    J.D. Blaikley

    Accession Number: 89.4.2508

  • Drum

    Drum

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.632

  • Three Wind Instruments

    Three Wind Instruments

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.219

  • Oboe

    Oboe

    Date: ca. 1700
    Accession Number: 2006.352

  • Bell

    Bell

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.122

  • Chan Chung

    Chan Chung

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.2068

  • Panpipes

    Panpipes

    Date: 20th century
    Accession Number: 1995.541.14

  • Rasp

    Rasp

    Date: ca. 200 BCE–200 CE
    Accession Number: 2002.187

Results per page
  • Guenbri
    Guenbri

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.1323

  • Musical Glasses
    Musical Glasses

    Attributed to F.H. Smith

    Date: ca. 1830
    Accession Number: 89.4.1820 a-y

  • Ogboni Drum
    Ogboni Drum

    George Bandele (Nigerian, born 1910)

    Date: mid-20th century
    Accession Number: 2006.308.2

  • Tünak
    Tünak

    Date: early 20th century
    Accession Number: 1990.131.2

  • Lyre Guitar
    Lyre Guitar

    Accession Number: 89.4.2431

  • Upright Sharp Complete
    Upright Sharp Complete

    Date: late 19th–early 20th Century
    Accession Number: 89.4.3243

  • Metronome
    Metronome

    Paquet

    Date: ca. 1930
    Accession Number: 2005.419.5

  • Horn
    Horn

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.1731

  • Piccolo
    Piccolo

    Edward Baack

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: 1986.349.3

  • Arpa
    Arpa

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.1832

  • Drum
    Drum

    Date: 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.1834

  • Meijiwiz
    Meijiwiz

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.439

  • Sebi
    Sebi

    J.D. Blaikley

    Accession Number: 89.4.2508

  • Drum
    Drum

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.632

  • Three Wind Instruments
    Three Wind Instruments

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.219

  • Oboe
    Oboe

    Date: ca. 1700
    Accession Number: 2006.352

  • Bell
    Bell

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.122

  • Chan Chung
    Chan Chung

    Date: late 19th century
    Accession Number: 89.4.2068

  • Panpipes
    Panpipes

    Date: 20th century
    Accession Number: 1995.541.14

  • Rasp
    Rasp

    Date: ca. 200 BCE–200 CE
    Accession Number: 2002.187

Results per page
Play slideshow View fullscreen
Image 1 of 5221

Close